Japanese reference
下げる
さげる
to lower; to hang
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | さげる (sageru)lower |
| Polite, masu | さげます (sagemasu)lower |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | さげない (sagenai)do not lower |
| Polite negative | さげません (sagemasen)do not lower |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | さげた (sageta)lowered |
| Polite past | さげました (sagemashita)lowered |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | さげなかった (sagenakatta)did not lower |
| Polite past negative | さげませんでした (sagemasendeshita)did not lower |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | さげて (sagete)lowering (and then) |
| Polite te-form | さげまして (sagemashite)lowering (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | さげている (sageteiru)be lowering |
| Polite te-iru | さげています (sageteimasu)be lowering |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | さげれば (sagereba)if you lower |
| Rare literary polite conditional | さげますれば (sagemasureba)if you lower (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | さげたら (sagetara)if you lower |
| Polite conditional, tara | さげましたら (sagemashitara)if you lower |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | さげられる (sagerareru)can lower |
| Polite potential | さげられます (sageraremasu)can lower |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | さげよう (sageyou)let's lower! |
| Polite volitional | さげましょう (sagemashou)let's lower! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | さげたい (sagetai)want to lower |
| Polite desire, tai | さげたいです (sagetaidesu)want to lower |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | さげられる (sagerareru)be affected when someone lowers |
| Polite passive | さげられます (sageraremasu)be affected when someone lowers |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | さげさせる (sagesaseru)make or let someone lower |
| Polite causative | さげさせます (sagesasemasu)make or let someone lower |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | さげさせられる (sagesaserareru)be made to lower |
| Polite causative-passive | さげさせられます (sagesaseraremasu)be made to lower |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | さげるな (sageruna)do not lower! |
| Polite negative request | さげないでください (sagenaidekudasai)please do not lower |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | さげます (sagemasu)lower |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | さげません (sagemasen)do not lower |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | さげました (sagemashita)lowered |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | さげませんでした (sagemasendeshita)did not lower |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | さげてください (sagetekudasai)please lower |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | さげないでください (sagenaidekudasai)please do not lower |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | さげましょう (sagemashou)let's lower! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | さげてもいい (sagetemoii)may lower |
| Polite permission | さげてもいいです (sagetemoiidesu)may lower |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | さげてはいけない (sagetehaikenai)must not lower |
| Polite prohibition | さげてはいけません (sagetehaikemasen)must not lower |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | さげなさい (sagenasai)lower (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | さげてみる (sagetemiru)try to lower |
| Polite try doing | さげてみます (sagetemimasu)try to lower |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | さげてしまう (sageteshimau)lower completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | さげてしまいます (sageteshimaimasu)lower completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | さげておく (sageteoku)lower in advance |
| Polite preparation | さげておきます (sageteokimasu)lower in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | さげたことがある (sagetakotogaaru)have the experience of: lowered |
| Polite past experience | さげたことがあります (sagetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: lowered |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | さげると (sageruto)whenever you lower |
| Polite automatic result | さげますと (sagemasuto)whenever you lower |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | さげるなら (sagerunara)if you mean to lower |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | さげるだろう (sagerudarou)probably lower |
| Polite probability | さげるでしょう (sagerudeshou)probably lower |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | さげろ (sagero)lower! |
| Polite request | さげてください (sagetekudasai)please lower |
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